Getting it Together: Put on your Yarmulke, it's Time for Hanukkah!

I was the first Jewish friend one of my college roommates ever had and when Hanukkah rolled around, she wished me a happy "Chaka Kahn" (it was the late '80's). Another one of my roommates (whom I recall also didn't have any Jewish friends) started wishing me a happy "Chucka-Nucka". Both versions still make me chuckle over twenty years later. Then, in 1994, came "The Chanukah Song" by Adam Sandler and what pop-culture following American between the ages of 18-50 doesn't think of it every time the holiday rolls around?

I started this post because I was considering hosting my first Hanukkah party for my daughter's Hebrew School but decided that it would be too much to deal with if I want to maintain my pleasing personality. She doesn't have a large class but they all have at least one sibling and it would be on a school night and we're leaving two days later for vacation and the thought of it was starting to give me ajeda. Maybe next year.... For now, I'll just make one of the treats in this post (I'm thinkin' the Martha Stewart Chocolate Marshmallow Dreidles) for her class to enjoy.

That said, if you're thinking of hosting a Hanukkah gathering of some kid this year or just want some delicious nosh recipes and thematic dessert ideas for your own small family celebration, here are some resources:

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Put on your Yarmulke, it's Time for Hanukkah!

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